- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 13 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses in multiple occupation were built by local authorities in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-24567 on 24 April 2002.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 13 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many properties were converted into houses in multiple occupation by social landlords other than local authorities and by private developers in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-24567 on 24 April 2002.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 10 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the Falkirk Council structural plan has not been approved.
Answer
It is expected that a final decision on the Falkirk Structure Plan will be announced by the Scottish ministers in the summer. The large number of representations made on this plan, together with other pressures of work, mean that the Scottish Executive has yet to complete its consideration of the plan.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24351 by Mr Jim Wallace on 22 April 2002, what the cost was to the Scottish Prison Service of (a) the Assisted Prison Visit Scheme, (b) additional transitional care service and (c) prisoners' discharge grants at HM Prison Kilmarnock in (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01 and (iii) 2001-02.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The Assisted Prison Visit Scheme cost is charged to SPS by the Home Office without identification of the costs for individual prisons. Transitional care charges are based on the region into which the prisoner is released rather than the prison from which the prisoner has been released. The cost of discharge grants was as follows:
| 1999-2000 | £25,865 |
| 2000-01 | £42,716 |
| 2001-02 (to date) | £38,710 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24351 by Mr Jim Wallace on 22 April 2002, what the cost was to the Scottish Prison Service of the controller's function at HM Prison Kilmarnock in 2001-02.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The cost of the controller's function at HM Prison Kilmarnock in 2001-02 was £142,000.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 7 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was provided to local authorities in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02 and will be provided in 2002-03 for the provision of equipment and adaptations to promote independent living at home.
Answer
Generally it is for local authorities to decide how best to deploy the resources available to them to meet housing need, including the provision of equipment and adaptations to promote independent living at home. However, in 2000-01, a one-off allocation of £5 million was made to local authorities. This was to assist in overcoming any delays in making alterations to the homes of people with disabilities who wished to continue living in their own homes as an alternative to institutional care. The answer given to question S1W-21422 on 18 January 2002, provided a breakdown of this figure by local authority.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many performance points have been accrued by the operators of HM Prison Kilmarnock in each year since the prison opened, giving the reason for each accrual.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The performance points accrued by the operators of HM Prison Kilmarnock for years 1, 2 and 3 respectively were 3,843, 2,268 and 3,243. The reasons for these points being accrued are as detailed in the contract between Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited and the SPS, which is available on the SPS website.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24350 by Mr Jim Wallace on 10 April 2002, what performance-related revenue deductions have been incurred under the contract to operate HM Prison Kilmarnock by the prison's operators in each year since the prison opened.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
| 1999-2000 | £455,757 |
| 2000-01 | - |
| 2001-02 | £178,671 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24629 by Mr Jim Wallace on 12 April 2002, whether it will list each section in the published version of the contract for HM Prison Kilmarnock from which omissions were made and, in each case, what the reasons for each omission were.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
| Contract Section | Reason for Omission |
| Security | Commercial in Confidence | Lengthy and/or Unnecessary Material |
| Minute of Agreement | Ìý | 3 | Ìý |
| Schedule A | Ìý | Ìý | 3 |
| Schedule B | Ìý | Ìý | 3 |
| Schedule C | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Schedule D | 3 | 3 | Ìý |
| Schedule E | Ìý | 3 | Ìý |
| Schedule F | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Schedule G | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Schedule H | Ìý | 3 | Ìý |
| Schedule I | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Schedule J | Ìý | 3 | Ìý |
| Schedule K | Ìý | Ìý | 3 |
| Schedule L | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Schedule M | Ìý | Ìý | 3 |
| Schedule N | Ìý | 3 | Ìý |
| Schedule O | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Schedule P | Ìý | 3 | Ìý |
| Schedule Q | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Direct Agreement | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Price Variation Guidelines | Ìý | 3 | Ìý |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost to the Scottish Prison Service of receiving prisoners was in each of the last five financial years.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The costs of reception are not separately identified.
